Common Eucalypt Longicorn at Weston, ACT
Identification history
| Phoracantha semipunctata | 2 Mar 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Phoracantha punctata | 25 Jan 2019 | RogerF | ||
| Phoracantha punctata | 25 Jan 2019 | AliceH | ||
| Unverified | 25 Jan 2019 | AliceH |
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User's notes
Found on top of stone wall adjacent to urban park on western side of Oakey Hill Weston . Possibly Phoracantha semipunctata
2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
27 Jan 2019
I think Alice's original suggestion is correct - P. semipunctata. This species is recognisable by the zigzag black mark in the middle of the yellowish band crossing both elytra. The black zigzag looks broken in this specimen, but is still present.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.063591-35.342548
- Maps Fowles St. Woodland, Weston
- Places Weston, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2019 06:00 PM Recorded on
- AliceH Recorded by
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Collections
AliceH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phoracantha semipunctata Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Phoracantha semipunctata Scientific name
- Common Eucalypt Longicorn Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 821.63m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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